Bishop Truman Berst
Ministry Founder

Truman Berst began his training as an herbalist with Dr. Norma Myers, Dean of Green Shores Herbal College in Vancouver, B.C. in 1961. Dr. Myers, an Iroquois Native American with citizenship in Canada as well, was an herbalist with teaching degrees in Psychology, Biology, Philosophy, History, Chemistry, Botany, Literature, Mathematics, Languages, Zoology, Phytotherapy, Ecology, and Physics. Her husband is the chief of the Kwagiult Indian Nation.

Truman is a graduate with Credentials of Ministry, Christian Heritage Institute, Florence, Oregon. Bachelor of Science, Masters of Science, and Doctor of Science in both Ethnobotany and Phytotherapy at Green Shores Herbal College, Vancouver, B.C. He continued research with Dr. Myers in the nutritional and medicinal uses of plants and supplements, until her death in 1988, when she gave him Power of Attorney to carry on her Christian ministry of natural health research and education.

In the last 44 years Dr. Berst has researched and studied with many of the world’s greatest advocates of natural healing and has been a consultant with many of the major herb companies. He has written many papers and taught many classes on the preparation and use of herbs and other health products. And has created 12,000 natural remedies of tincture/extracts, teas, powders, salves, creams, lotions, capsules and tablets.

Truman has appeared on local, national and international TV and radio broadcasts. He is the host of “Discoveries In Health” Live on the Internet for 12 years - 11AM to 12PM PST Monday–Friday.